How Many Will Be Saved? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

[@che_guevara67]

"maybe be surprised at how generous god is in his mercy"....goosebumps and misty eyed right now..yesterday for the first time in 23 years i went to confession...it was in a small room in the priests house we were face to face..2 chairs oposite each other..i was slightly overwhelmed as i remember the little dark box with the sire mesh that i could hide behind..but this was open..bright...2 chairs facing each other..i prepared him for what i was about to say and the lenght of time i was away and why i also havent had the eucharist since 1999..he told me take your time..literally name everyone and everything thats stoppping you..so i did..it was the strangest thing ever..i obviously wont go into detail..but after i finished..i looked over and his head was slightly bowed and he then looked at me and almost said verbatim what bishop barron just said...be surprised at how generous god is in his mercy..almost word for word...im kinda shaking here while typin as the timing is a but strange...today im going to mass actually in 2 hours time.and will partake of the eucharist first time since the the 20th century..(1999) to be exact...its strange...im a bit nervous..but...i surrender...weapons down...

[@27lamar]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feeling. It shows the teaching of our Catholic Church is the same throughout our church’s history.

[@rosemary8282]

Peace be with you. I cried in thanksgiving for you. I pray for all the others who have turned away that they will turn back to God and Lord.

[@judyv3370]

Thanks be to God! Thank you for sharing your wonderful story! So very grateful that you had a good experience and so grateful for your priest and showing you God's mercy! Bless you always!

[@awodayodade880]

Welcome back to Mother Church. Love from Nigeria

[@che_guevara67]

@@27lamar thanks :)

[@priscillastraw1618]

The narrow door is the door of Humility and we’re all very Proud people. We must pray to The Holy Spirit to helps us to become Humble to the Will of God.

[@no-one-787]

@shivadasa Pray that we don't fall into this trap. "Keep thy mind in hell and despair not."

[@proverbios1820]

"In hope, the Church prays for all men to be saved." CCC 1821 Thanks and God bless you Bishop Barron and all of you watching and reading this!

[@stevensmyth7391]

Thank you for referencing that paragraph of CCC

[@wbl5649]

yes but they must come to the Roman Catholic Church to do so, that's in Canon as well

[@NoahMiller-j4d]

@@wbl5649 But Vatican II council heretics won't tell you that. They are leading people to hell with their weakness and heresies.

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@wbl5649 quote-- but they must come to the Roman Catholic Church to do so,..unquote Is the name of that church ever mentioned in the bible?? I have looked in many bibles and Can't find it anywhere.

[@mariaesmeralda2452]

Thank you so much for your ministry, Bishop Barron. I'm German and you may know that the Catholic church in Germany is in a chaotic state. As a faithful Catholic I suffer, it is painful to watch what's going on in the church here. Listening to your preaching helps me to stay faithful and feels like balm for my wounded soul. Thank you!

[@rhwinner]

You are the Church. You are suffering, yes. But you have not yet been called to shed your blood, to be a martyr. Stay strong, stay committed, we wish you grace and peace from our Lord and God the Father. ♥️🙏♥️

[@nereb100]

Stay strong and best wishes from Vienna

[@frostedvanilla9685]

Please i want to know what is going on with the Catholic Church in Germany.

[@Tricia_loves_Jesus]

Stay faithful! Love from Australia.

[@Internetshadow0000]

@@frostedvanilla9685 More or less an attempt by a regional synodal coalition of bishops and laity to redefine marriage, priestly celibacy and all of the other current issues of our day to be in line with the current post-modern sensibilities.

[@brendamyc3057]

After denying Jesus, Peter was in great remorse, he cried bitterly, but when he heard the tomb was empty it was hope that made him run to see it. It was hope that made him see that sin and death do not have the final say and it is in that hope and in that love we can say in faith, “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!”

[@RobHarbaugh]

But John would have you know that he ran faster. :)

[@brendamyc3057]

Lol yeah. 😀

[@farahjamanur7471]

Wonderfully said, Brenda x

[@seabreeze927]

Is faith enough?

[@brendamyc3057]

If you saw my other comments I also said, ya gotta do what Jesus says. It’s faith and action.

[@martasosa4334]

"Let your hope expand to be as great as the mercy of God". How beautiful! 👌🙏 Thank you, Bishop.

[@marypinakat8594]

Awesome!! Thank you☆

[@seabreeze927]

You need to know your Faith.

[@gibbs9434]

Read about Fatima apparitions and the vision of hell by the children... Or read what any pope (unless Francis maybe ?) has said on the matter. Being realistic doesn't make me happy about people being there...

[@jacksparrow1057]

@@gibbs9434 Yeah read Fatima, read a pope, read Faustina, read boopsie and boppsie. Read anyone but Jesus Christ and his apostles.

[@gibbs9434]

@@jacksparrow1057 The Gospel says likewise. Jésus is very clear on the matter of hell...

[@marypinakat8594]

*"Hope is not based on human accomplishment. Hope is based upon what God has accomplished in Christ. So we hope for this difficult thing that all people will be saved."* - BISHOP BARRON (4: 55 - 5: 07)

[@tyler.sotock2504]

wow. I love you Jesus Christ.

[@marypinakat8594]

Sincere appreciation @@tyler.sotock2504for your presence here. May Jesus bless you heaps☆

[@bobrosemarymikols3400]

@@marypinakat8594 XD

[@marypinakat8594]

God bless you @@bobrosemarymikols3400for your happy presence☆☆

[@nataliaabello]

Yes! This was the highlight of this homily 🙏🏾🕯🕊🌺

[@ИванШевчук-и1м]

Christendom knows no boundaries! I'm from Russia. It's very important for each of us to be able to hope!

[@proverbios1820]

For those struggling with this, I offer this analogy (knowing full well that no analogy is perfect!) in light of the fact that I am a principal of a high school that enrolls students at risk of dropping out: I hope that every single student that I enroll will graduate. Do I tell every enrollee that I am certain that they will graduate? No! We lay out a plan for every student and if the plan is followed then they will graduate. So, my HOPE that every student will graduate is well founded but I would never say with certitude that every student will graduate. I have seen the most recalcitrant students "turn it around" and graduate! In a similar way, our Church encourages us to hope and pray that everyone is saved, but that doesn't mean that our Church claims with certitude that everyone will be saved. All of us sinners, even the most recalcitrant ones, can be saved...and we have permission to hope for that! Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. God bless!

[@BishopBarron]

Quite right.

[@xty070]

Thank you for this brilliant analogy that brings more clarity .

[@tommore3263]

That was a perfect analogy. Thanks amigo.

[@stantsai5950]

Great analogy. Just want to drive it one step further. Have you ever engaged in any in-depth discussion with a general audience in your school on your HOPE that every student will graduate? Do you expect such a lecture to motivate an average student to “strive” harder in his study? Or, will it give a student a sense of false security that he will then spending more time in his games? Even at a time when you talk to one of the most recalcitrant students about his HOPE to graduation, I bet your message to him is on how to “strive” harder. You will not leave room for him to interpret the HOPE as an illusion that he may HOPE that his principle will not look at his test score at his graduation. I am sure Bishop Barron is not preaching a passive HOPE.

[@proverbios1820]

@@stantsai5950 Thanks for your thoughtful reply! Yes, I’ve engaged in in-depth discussions with individual students over time. The discussions always center around the practical things they must accomplish along the way towards graduation so that the hope is well founded and not false or illusory. Thanks and God bless you!🙏🏽

[@RickMoreau]

Thank you for clarifying the use of “hope” vs. “expectation”. My concern for the eternal souls of my family and friends is based on my own fear of not being worthy of salvation. Pray that one day I could accept the fact that salvation only comes through the grace of God and no one is ever truly worthy. I will keep trying to encourage everyone to participate and accept Gods love.

[@zinaj9437]

That's why I don't like prayers that ask to make us worthy. Nobody is worthy. God is super generous. I also do not actively seek indulgences because God is indulging me by letting me live and love and serve him.

[@G-MIP]

@@zinaj9437 Indulgences have nothing to do with salvation. They are strictly tied to those in purgatory who are guaranteed of heaven. Indulgences shorten the time in purgatory for you, or for someone else. Your indulgence could release a soul into purgatory...and that soul will now pray for you as a saint- for you to be a saint. Peace.

[@zinaj9437]

@@G-MIP - There's no time in purgatory. Once you die, you are no longer a temporal being, bound by time. Purgatory is the clean up phase when people work on releasing...habits, biases, propensities...that make them unfit for heaven. Purgatory is where souls learn to see as God sees, think as God thinks, and love as God loves. If they didn't learn and practice that on earth, they will need to work on that while in Purgatory. That, by itself, is an indulgence, God continuing to work with you to make you ready for heaven.

[@JohnPaul-xi4dz]

@@zinaj9437 Read some of Padre Pio descriptions of his encounters with Holy Souls in Purgatory. Clearly there is a sense of time that manifests itself in intense longing or anticipation.

[@figurefour633]

Bishop Barron is giving you a whole bunch of baloney. The main saying he don’t believe that no one is in Hell! Wake up something is wrong here. This is heresy. He’s rejecting the doctrine of the faith. Are you gonna follow him or you gonna follow Christ. He contradict the Catholic faith.

[@Teelan.5268]

Thankyou so much for all the good work you are still doing after all this time Bishop Barron! I am a 15 year old South Australian boy who, after attending one church service with my grandparents, has found my way to God. While my grandparents church is Lutheran I decided to discover Christianity for myself, I have done this by doing research on all the different denominations of Christianity. out of all the different denominations I have found that it is the Catholic Church that appeals and cries out to me the most. I am not certain yet, but I would like to thankyou for your videos, they have made an immeasurable impact on my journey as a teenager trying to find God. May God bless you Bishop Robert Barron, THANKYOU so much!

[@jarrettmiller4436]

You are a welcomed son of God in Christ’s Holy Catholic Church!

[@martenluijendijk6631]

May the Lord bless you, like He is already doing!

[@bohemiasb281]

God bless you young man---you are most fortunate to have received this gift and His grace.

[@GwenL]

Hello Talan, G'day! If you don't already know, I would like to recommend a KZbin channel to you, Ascension Presents. Please look up Fr Mike Schmitz when you scroll down the Ascension Presents channel page. You might enjoy Fr Mike's homilies at mass or clips of topics he speaks on. God bless and guide you!!

[@xty070]

May God who has begun this work in your life and in your heart, keep you forever in faith and in his love.amen. The body of Christ is richer because of you. Keep going. God bless you.

[@gonzalovelascoc.2953]

God bless you, Bishop Barron. Yes, we hope for the others what we hope for us. God may be merciful. Amen.

[@ruthhugo8935]

Bishop Barron, your homily is so lovely and fills my heart with love and a desire to pray for all souls to open our hearts to the love of our Lord.

[@seabreeze927]

How do one open one heart to the Lord?

[@88kingofhearts88]

@@seabreeze927 Just ask him to reveal himself to you.

[@seabreeze927]

@@88kingofhearts88then when we open our hearts, what comes next?

[@seabreeze927]

@@88kingofhearts88 Just ask him? Or be baptized?

[@lmgracie8227]

The bishop’s reflection on the Gospel invites us to reconsider the scope of God’s mercy and our understanding of salvation. Jesus’ call to strive through the narrow gate challenges us not to rely on insider status or exclusive thinking but to embrace humility and responsibility. The Gospel expands our imagination, reminding us that God’s kingdom welcomes those from the “east, west, north, and south.” This radical inclusivity highlights the boundless generosity of God’s love, far beyond human calculations or judgments. It urges us to hope for the salvation of all, grounded not in human effort but in the mercy accomplished through Christ. This message aligns deeply with the Synod on Synodality, which calls the Church to be a home for all people, emphasizing communion, inclusion, and walking together. Like the Gospel, the Synod confronts the temptation to narrowly define salvation or exclude others based on rigid categories. Instead, it invites us to reflect on our own openness to love, humility, and service. Are we striving to mirror Christ’s mercy in action, or clinging to insider status? Both the Gospel and the Synod challenge us to live with hope as expansive as God’s mercy and to embody a Church that reflects the transformative love of Christ in our relationships and community.

[@sheelashankar5748]

This sermon made me cry. Tears of sheer gratitude of our Lord's divine mercy which is immeasurable and yes it goes beyond our imagination. That is why we do the divine mercy chaplet everyday. Thank you Jesus

[@Yestopeace365]

We can so easily Believe we are the insiders, and then we realize by keeping others out we are no longer who we pretend to be. Pray for all to be saved 🙏

[@tyler.sotock2504]

Wow.

[@willmyers9575]

Amen to that 🙏

[@pmartin6086]

That's exactly what I thought too!

[@OtherSideAus]

Why do we have to pray for all to be saved? Isn’t that a bit conceited? We think God needs us to tell him to ‘save’ people? Seems like a very strange philosophy!

[@Yestopeace365]

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[@modustrollens7833]

"We can have hope equal to the mercy of God" I will always remember this, and no one can take it away

[@miriamhaynes5217]

As a mother I have five adult children, I have had serious problems with some of my children. I've had to put down boundaries to protect myself, because of their behaviour due to addiction, but if someone said to me you can be assured that only three of your childten will be saved,I want all my children to be saved they're all my children. We are all Gods children, I ifeel he would be upset if we only thought of ourselves as being elevated to being worthy of salvation He wants and loves all his children if we truly love him and know him we would understand that. It hurts and grieves him to lose even one of his children. Iam feeling this from the heart of a parent.

[@EEEasdfasdc]

Bishop, I always felt that your take on this was reasonable and thoroughly Catholic. I hope this sermon helps many understand your position. Thank you, and God bless you.

[@EEEasdfasdc]

@@AthanaSus I have, and as much as I like Ralph Martin I feel like he was conflating hope with claiming knowledge that everyone will be saved.

[@AthanaSus]

@@EEEasdfasdc ...that is not Ralph Martin's position on the matter. i think youre confusing him with another commentator

[@EEEasdfasdc]

@@AthanaSus No, I'm not, he says that the Bishop gives the impression that all will be saved, which isn't what he's doing at all, imo.

[@marypinakat8594]

@@EEEasdfasdc Do agree with what you are saying☆

[@Kinson09]

Yea, I do think Patrick Coffin was too rash in his accusations of the bishop in this regard.

[@nickedwards6748]

Thank you so much. Not a Catholic here but that was so helpful and encouraging. Focusing on Gods character, love and mercy but realising that we can resist it.

[@authoranulal]

I have been waiting for a response from Bishop Barron on this issue. And you have explained it well, Bishop Barron. Your stand is clear and strong. A powerful message! Thank you for sharing.

[@seabreeze927]

It will only sound good if you dont know the True teaching.

[@timlucchesi625]

I love the distinction between hope, knowledge, and expectations. Beautiful. It reveals a deep truth about the Christian life. Thanks Bishop Barron.

[@aldoalfaro4637]

Bishop Barron says that “there are many opinions about this matter”, and yes is true, many have opinions about it, the problem is that Christ himself responded to this matter in Matthew 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.”

[@cosjtm]

Yes that is the traditional understanding. The explanation from Bishop Barron is very strange and sounds extremely permissive.

[@rushthezeppelin]

This, by Christ's own words there has to be at least one person in Hell (and traditionally it is held that there is one traitor almost certainly there). I think in some way we all wish that Hell was empty and that every soul could come to a state of grace by the moment of their death but to hope is a fools hope judging by scripture. The same way I don't like Barron's "privileged way" argument. Extra ecclesiam nulla salus is part of the magisterium. Nobody is saved apart from the Church. Anyone who is saved at the moment of their death is saved by the merits of the Church and is part of the Church for at least that one brief moment. While we should pray for that grace for everyone outside of the Catholic Church we should not just be content in them staying outside till their death. Granted how we go about that is obviously a matter of great prudence and I'm the last to say we should go around street preaching about damnation to every single person, I'm still working on getting my mom into the faith and I don't think the best way is just to say "Hey mom Extra ecclesiam nulla salus is infallible".

[@paulorazulike9284]

Don’t be deceived, millions of people are in hell.

[@TheWorldsStage]

​@@paulorazulike9284 I'm sure you love that idea. I'm sure you celebrate thinking about people in Hell, laughing manically and imagining people burning as you sit with Jesus and Mary, eating pie or whatever. No one is going to Hell. My Savior is a true Savior, and when He saves, He saves EVERYBODY. I have more trust in God than you do.

[@NaruIchiLuffy]

​@@TheWorldsStage “If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.” St. Augustine. Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the *NARROW* gate: for wide is the gate, and *BROAD* is the way that leadeth to destruction [that is Hell], and *MANY* there are who go in thereat. How *NARROW* is the gate, and *STRAIT* is the way that leadeth to life: and *FEW* there are that find it! Bonus Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. A few definitions to help you decipher the passage: WIDE - of great or more than average width. BROAD - having an ample distance from side to side; wide. MANY - a large number of people. Numerous. The majority of people. NARROW - (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width. STRAIT - used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. FEW - a small number of. Not many. Hardly any. Words of Our Lord Himself in Sacred Scripture. Backed by the teachings of Sacred Tradition. Sin of presumption - all mercy and no justice. Sin of despair - all justice and no mercy. Both sin against the theological virtue of hope. The solution lies in Our Lord Who is the perfect unity of both Justice and Mercy.

[@cristinarosello5971]

I had been blest to have been mentored by a spiritually saintly lady for 33 years. At the time of our accidental meeting in 1983, I was an atheist - a Marxist, Lenninist in persuasion - and suffering from an aggressive brain cancer that has metastasized throughout my body. Brief, I barely had 3 months to live. The said Lady, it turned out, was a fiercely Marian Catholic and through her guidance, I received direct healing from the Blessed Mother who actually opened my brain and cleansed it of all "debris." In the ensuing 3 decades, I held on to my "ego" but the said mentor continued to guide me and point me to the Way (Jesus), not through words but more through her humble deeds and her stories about heaven, purgatory and hell, among others. Some of the nuggets of her teachings resonate with your teachings as well, Dorothy, the quiet worker, passed on in 2016 but most of the words she told me prior to her death - about what the world will be or what events will transpire after she's gone - are turning out to be true. I have since her passing, relinquished my ego, went into a daily practice of contemplative meditation and have become ever more vigilant against the onslaught of evil.

[@beksinski]

The country club analogy is brilliant. And represents so much of religious culture. We are the good people and other people are bad... this is exactly the attitude that has driven away generations of young people. It's why so many churches now stand empty. The sin of pride. Jesus knew.

[@laurelsoderholm9480]

It’s not like we’re standing in line at Walmart for the toy of the century limited edition. If I get one I’m golden.

[@PerfectNormal]

I owe this man a lot. I should’ve tried harder to meet him when he was still here in SoCal. God Bless him 😌

[@Barbaramamato]

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Eternal God in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion, inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments, we might avoid despair and refrain from becoming despondent, yet, with great confidence; submit ourselves to your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen

[@diannes3224]

Amen!

[@suzannehauser5850]

I love to judge! Yet when I pray this prayer it reminds me that I am FAR from perfect and Jesus continues to remind me that life is a journey and I am not home yet. Some days we do better at striving for heaven than on other days….but our aim is still the hope of heaven. 💕💕💕

[@Barbaramamato]

@@suzannehauser5850 judge not, that ye shall not be judged

[@oneman4412]

Thanks Barbara, what a beautiful prayer. May God bless you.

[@Melissa-us4zk]

I love that Bishop Barron stands firm in his explanation. He’s right and I have always said that people have misinterpreted his message. God bless you Bishop!

[@maureendawson1]

We pray every day "Oh my Jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven especially those who are most in need of your mercy.

[@mindsevis]

Bishop Robert Barron, Thank you for your Sunday weekly message, we are watching and follow you from Guatemala, Central America. God bless your holy mission.

[@martinbonniciphotography]

Bishop, yes "hope". Oh I loved this sermon on a number of levels. I've seen the scathing criticisms of you but this sermon gave me the best context to your heart. None of us are the judge and "hopefully" the love and forgiveness of Our Lord far surpasses the limits of our earthly minds. Thanks Bishop Barron and also thanks for your words on the Rosary. We badly need direction and words from our leaders at this time.

[@odonnell1218]

I’ve always found the “dare we hope” position to be the most charitable position. Why would we not want to see all our neighbors in heaven enjoying the beatific vision? A wonderful sermon, Your Excellency! God bless you!

[@Ronny423]

Because it's actually an uncharitable position to hold. It causes you to let down your guard, to be less concerned about the salvation of others because "hey, I hope they will be saved and therefore I don't have to try as hard to evangelize them." It promotes complacency and indifference, as opposed to true concern and Love for your brother.

[@lazarolechon1]

@@Ronny423 no, it doesn’t. Being told “hope you make it” should raise alarm bells in anyone who listens, in any context. If it doesn’t, that’s your problem.

[@NoahMiller-j4d]

@@Ronny423 Exactly. This hopeful position comes directly from the Vatican II council heretics who also are telling people that there is salvation outside the Catholic Church (which is false!), and they are pro-homosexuality, etc.

[@stephenjohnson9632]

It’s not about who I will be surprised to see in heaven; it’s about who will be surprised to see me.

[@lynncw9202]

Yes me too. A bit worrying! 😳🙏

[@drbhennessy]

So well said! Blessings

[@signlanguage7624]

Well said very humble

[@angelicdoctor8016]

Amen, Stephen. I suspect it will be the outcast and poor in society who testify before God regarding who is saved (Matthew 25).

[@tommore3263]

Pray for this sinner and we should be praying for all.

[@tommore3263]

Your dedicated loving service amazes me Bishop Barron. The good you do in Christ is incalculable. You are a great blessing and our holy mother church is wonder itself and joy.

[@domustrinitatis336]

I love this. When I first heard Bishop talk about this topic, I understood him as he explains it here and could not understand why people attacked Bishop as they did. I always felt that if you could not "hope" for the salvation of all, you were minimizing the power of Christ's sacrifice along with the incredible and often invisible ways God works in His Providence toward the salvation of souls. This does not mean, as Bishop points out, that I believe all will be saved, because we are still free to reject God. But I can pray and hope that until a person draws their last breath, grace will break through in their lives and save them. And it certainly has the power to do that. Only we can stop it by turning away.

[@CJChesspnp]

Go back to his interview with Ben Shapiro where he eluded that Christ is “the privileged way” (his words) & was soft on hell & people are saved. I wish he showed the clips from that show so he could directly explain what is correct according to Scripture & the Catholic catechism.

[@iris__and_rhizomes]

Outstanding video - thanks for teaching us. I’m going to throw something out there. Nobody needs to swing at it. I am a convert to Catholicism from Protestantism. I was not invited to mass until I was 37 years old. I was in RCIA within the month. I had asked several people throughout my life if I could attend mass. I was met with the identical answer every time: “You can’t take communion!!” It was said aggressively - almost angrily. Every single time. Every single person. I had no idea what they were talking about, but it was easy to tell they didn’t want me there. I think a corollary to “How many will be lost?” Is “How many will be lost due to our own negligence or hostility as Catholics?” We have the greatest faith in the world! Why aren’t we overcome with excitement to share it? I think the answer is also in the readings today: The spiritual works of mercy are expected of us as children of God. But we will get kicked in the teeth for it. Nobody gets mad when you hand them a meal. But when you try to save their souls, “at the time, discipline seems a cause not for joy, but for pain.” It’s discipline for us too as we face the inevitable backlash. What I’m saying is that instead of attacking each other about how many will be saved or lost, maybe we should be doing the work Jesus gave us to do: to go out and make disciples.

[@Hokum48]

Very interesting Ira you converted to Catholicism. I do not even consider myself Protestant, I attend a non denominational church Calvary Chapel. I am born again, Jesus said we must be if we want to enter the kingdom of heaven. I say interesting you joined because it is all very religious in the Catholic church. The Pope and bishops all wearing their big hats and robes (like the pharisees), and people almost seem to worship to papal. But the bible teaches we only worship God, in fact many times in scripture people bowed down to angels and they said stand up do not worship us! Paul's entire ministry was teaching we are justified by faith alone! True living faith that is (James 2). The bible clearly teaches we are saved by grace alone thru faith alone in Christ alone! I reach out to you in love! Many Catholic people I know do not like the Pope, so I wonder why are you Catholic? Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved! Not sure if you attend confession but the bible teaches there is one God, and one mediator between God and man the Man Christ Jesus! We confess our sins directly to Him! And He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins! Wow I can go on and on but I won't. Not even sure if you will read this! But it is sad that so many religious people bag on Protestant, not that you did but adding to God's perfect Word other things needed for salvation. For by grace you have been saved through faith, not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works les anyone should boast. Because our good works are as filthy rags! Much love!

[@iris__and_rhizomes]

@@Hokum48These are all very common objections to Catholicism. While I am sympathetic to the place of faith from which they come, they are all grounded in misunderstandings. The clearest example is that we do not worship the Pope. If you are truly interested, you can find all the answers to your questions in many places online or in apologetics books. I am Catholic for many reasons, but the idea that got me started down this road to conversion was the idea of apostolic succession. I encourage you to read about it. More information never hurt anyone. God bless you, my brother in Christ.

[@Hokum48]

@@iris__and_rhizomes sorry Iris if I got your name wrong! Thanks for the message God bless you.... In Jesus name!

[@ritazinni3108]

Thank you Bishop Barron for courageously speaking of this beautiful hope we have through the Catholic church. We NEVER know what God sees, nor can we conceive His mercy. Once again, thank you for boldly proclaiming this gift of hope, and for explaining the context of this gospel where Christ is teaching that heaven is available to all who ( as the "good" thief on the cross) seek mercy. We can't possibly know in what form or way that happens between God and sinners. God Bless You.

[@danamalar]

*Dear Rev. Bishop,* *Thanks for your stance on hope for all to be saved, a very good intention. We used to opine after passing through a great misery or misfortune, that " it shouldn't happen even to our enemies" . Why not God desire that ?.* *My humble request here is, while we spread hope of heaven to all, let us strive to take heed to the warning of Jesus, that " for a rich it will be very difficult to enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus never taught with such an implication on any other sinful state of life except about the attachment of money or evil of desiring excess worldly wealth in the guise of financial security, or future security.* *_We do know how MONEY affects all, the clergy, pious people, even the poor....who are driven by the desire for money... every body...it is like a whirlwind, taking in everybody who are not clinging to the feet of Jesus, as a child clinging to its parent at the time of peril._* *Hence ,while spreading hope of salvation, let us spread the dire warning about wealth, money which Jesus unequivocally preached.*

[@markgreenwood822]

Wonderful message Bishop Barron. Let us all have hope of God’s mercy.

[@curtisdainton4209]

Amen, help us Lord to navigate the Narrow path in this time and tomorrow. Lord, Blessings for Bishop Barron.

[@mariellenandrosko597]

There are those of us in a certain place in our spiritual journey that were longing to hear this, who needed to hear it in order to continue their quest, not so much for knowledge as for greater humility. Thank you for being direct. You pay us a compliment in doing so. Blessed be.

[@ckeast5588]

Thank you Bishop Barron. You are bringing many Catholics back to the Church. Thank you for all you do. We love you.

[@thomism1016]

Thank you Bishop Barron for clarifying the church’s position on the “hope” for the salvation of the faithful. I observed with horror the vilification and vitriol that came in your direction.

[@MrsYasha1984]

He gets a lot of vitriol because he's a true fisher of men. Bishop Barron fished me with his sermons too😊 I get the impression there is a bit of jealousy in it, judging from the online conversations I had with some of the good Bishops critics. So they go for his speck in the eye(which he may have, he's human after all, and even the saints can and could be wrong), without taking their own 2by4 out of their own eye.

[@thomism1016]

@@MrsYasha1984 So true, Manuela

[@kamaungugi7005]

I hope Ralph Martin and others who seems to argue Bishop Barron is saying everyone will be saved now will understand. We should all be fraternal to one another not critical to each other. As much as I love the brilliance of Dr. Ralph Martin, I encourage him and others to embrace each other in love to advance the Kingdom.

[@brucebarber4104]

@@kamaungugi7005, I lost all respect for Ralph Martin and Matt Fradd when they were singing the praises of Vladimir Putin. They took down the videos but they never apologized.

[@deb9806]

So many humans feel they understand God, who doesn't have our limited hearts and brains. They judge constantly who God will save and think if they just follow a rule book, it matters. It's not wrong but limited. When a Christian talks about a NDE they have it's wonderful, if you tell them Jews have them too and Hindu's they are "they aren't true". So sad.

[@ennaavila6597]

Wow s beautiful put. I love my Catholic religion because it never ceases to amaze me and Bishop Barron is amazing may God continue to bless him🙏

[@madams.5976]

Thank you Bishop Robert Barron, I truly needed this today. There is always hope. “In hope the Church prays for the salvation of all”.

[@avenelgrace1603]

I have enough time keeping near the Holy Spirit in my walk to be concerned about others. Enough that we pay for them, and sew seeds for others to prosper. Love you my brother in Christ.

[@catholicdoomer]

"Ó meu Jesus, perdoai-nos, livrai-nos do fogo do Inferno, levai as almas todas para o Céu e socorrei principalmente as que mais precisarem".

[@victorserafine5984]

AMEN !!!

[@masterchief8179]

Nossa Senhora de Fátima, rogai por nós!

[@parishvicar7612]

O arcanjo miguel para as crianças. Penitência! Penitência! Penitência!

[@SilverArtemis]

Bishop barron , God bless you, how many souls you touch! I pray you truly have peace in your life. Such wisdom is hard won and hard to defend....May God protect you.

[@isabelgoodenough9766]

Lord Jesus Christ, son of the merciful God have mercy on us. Thank you dear Bishop for another informative and beautiful sermon God bless you.

[@bernicecanty721]

When I first heard Bishop Barron make that comment about hoping all be saved, I took it in the context he just described. Basically my thoughts were we hope that people will repent and be saved not that we hope the good and bad will be equally saved, no. I pray for the unchurched and the unbaptised daily due to no fault of there own have grown up in environments where God and religion is not talked about or encouraged. I know of many in that situation. God is not bound by His sacraments and can show mercy and forgiveness to anyone who has the grace and good will to ask for it. Yes evangelisation is important etc to spread the gospel and truth but I never limit the mercy of God on anyone, even the most hardened sinner before his or her final breath would murmur or even think the words " please God have mercy on me, a sinner". That person is assured mercy and will not enter hell. God will purify that person's soul and they will sooner or later enter heaven. It's not called the good news for nothing. I guess the key is to do our best to love as God wants us to love and continue the battle against sin in our lives and if we fall, and we will, seek that forgiveness with all sincerity. That I believe is how we walk towards heaven. God's grace does the rest.

[@rafaelcasillasgonzalez1089]

Bishop Barron, with all respect and love. Even to hope that every one will be saved, contradicts Jesus. He clearly said that many will not enter to The Kingdom of God. Never go against Jesus words. We need you as a father. God Bless.

[@BishopBarron]

Not so! A warning is not a prediction.

[@rafaelcasillasgonzalez1089]

@@BishopBarron Thank you father for taking some time to respond me. Again, with all respect and love, Jesus is using the word "will", telling us that something is going to happen. That is why we must never ever, go against Jesus words. You are in my prayers father and as I told you, we need you as a father. God Bless. "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough."

[@NoahMiller-j4d]

@@BishopBarron "Remember that it is not the multitude who are being saved, but the elect of God. Be not then affrighted at the great multitude who are carried here and there by the winds like the water of the sea." Saint Basil

[@gamefan8552]

Thank you Bishop Barron, for clarifying this passage. Your insights are very useful to properly understand the meaning of Scripture.

[@stutterstudios4731]

I appreciate Bishop Barron and Ralph Martin bc they’re both Catholic and emphasize two streams of orthodox thought: Bishop Barron with Hope and Mr. Martin with charitably signaling that we need to be intentional in order to get to Jesus.

[@continentalbreakfast5182]

Thank you for another simply wonderfull sermon father, i tear up just a bit every week. Thank you again from Sweden!!

[@tommore3263]

Hello Sweden from Canada!

[@marilynnpavlov7738]

I love the insight given by Bishop Barron. His sermons always enrich my faith.

[@figurefour633]

Bishop Barron is good but when it comes to the topic of hell. It’s best not listen to him. Giving you a false sense of reality. If this man say there’s no Hell. No one goes to hell, something is wrong he’s contradicting the Catholic faith. He’s a false prophet a heretic. This is a great apostasy

[@violethart4828]

I love the Fatima prayer in the Rosary: O my Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, LEAD ALL SOULS INTO HEAVEN ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MOST NEED OF THY MERCY! Yes🌹

[@williamckama8470]

Welcome to being filled with Christ. Thank You, fr. Bishop Barron

[@beardown1982]

God Bless you Bishop Barron

[@boss180888]

Beautiful Sermon i agree entirely God bless you all and let hope live on Whatever may come we can always hope

[@jeannettedegoede3407]

The best homily I have heard on this story. Thank you!

[@vsaenz87]

Thanks so much for this, Bishop Barron! I find your explanation very clear. You know, I read Ralph Martin's book some years ago, and it begins to appear to me that your positions are closer than might initially appear. Here's a question, if I may. You helpfully note that expectation is not the same as hope. I may, for example, hope for enduring world peace over centuries while realizing that it's not something I actually expect. If hope for the salvation of all is like that, then would it be right to say, in your view, that it functions as a kind of ideal that I realize, in all likelihood, will not materialize in it's fullness? That is: I realize it's highly likely that some have indeed been damned and will be damned, but I still pray and hope for the salvation of all, where this likely means, as many as possible? I that makes sense. Thank you SO much for your amazing work for souls. I'm grateful for all you do. God bless.

[@anonletchim]

More excellent work from a truely wise person...from a protestant who is considering becoming a catholic, because of you bishop

[@tracycameron5099]

I have always been troubled by this passage. I never thought of this context. Now i get what The Master was saying. How apropo. A challenging, humbling, devastaing indictment!! Thankyou for interpreting in such a gentle, humble manner. I am a rabid evangelical turned Catholic. It snt easy and this homily took me back to the " good sermon" days.

[@sakuracnd]

“The wideness of God’s mercy is like the wideness of the sea” Opening lines of Fr. Faber’s poem have always sustained me when doubt creeps in. This homily is peace-bringing. Thank you so much.

[@miriamdecoteau-samad3700]

Yes sir, i will do all I can to Give God all my help.

[@sonicman52]

I’m an Eastern Orthodox catechumen, but I still enjoy watching Bishop Barron’s videos for some reason 🤔

[@rhwinner]

Truth is truth...😊

[@bohemiasb281]

I am a Catholic drawn to Orthodoxy--can you recommend some Orthodox clergy / speakers to whom I could listen?

[@jlurodriguez8262]

Beautiful bishop Barron.. Expand your expectation of Hope in the Love and Mercy of the Lord. I love it !! Blessings bishop Barron 🙏

[@realjoanna]

This was my view of your past statement that we can HOPE all are saved. Thank you for addressing it again. Yes, we hope for what is difficult

[@laneburwell214]

"Let your hope expand to be as great as the mercy of God" My goodness.

[@rossythasesa5900]

Thank you Bishop Barron. God bless you 🕊️✝️🙏

[@danielkelly9678]

Thank you, Bishop Barron=, this was an amazing video. Thank you for being the voice of reason in our extreme society. God Bless.

[@charlenekimmel6283]

Thank you for this wonderful sermon, Bishop. It reminds me of the of the ending of Jonah, where Jonah got mad at God for deciding not to punish the Ninevites after because of Jonas's preaching, they repented and did penance, all the way up to the king. But Jonah, who did the work God asked of him, was angry at God for withholding his punishment. God showed Jonah how wrong his feelings were in a very clever way. God is great, his mercy is forever, and overall, and the prerogatives are all His! Not our own! Praise the Lord.

[@inhismercies]

Thank you Bishop Barron! Thank you for your merciful heart, Christ is in you. Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior.

[@2smartieslaura]

Now THIS is a real sermon. Thought provoking, and as a result, life- changing. Bishop Barron’s extensive knowledge of the Bible as well as history and philosophy are expertly woven together to present a deeper, nuanced way of seeing what many others see as simply black / white, us/them. This is really food for the soul, and I pray a blessing for all who listen.

[@davidhornbek3356]

This message is so beautiful. May all strive to enter the narrow gate and may the love of God transform our hearts so that we may hope for the salvation of all souls! God deserves all of His creation to be restored to Him.

[@josephtravers777]

Who knows the permissive will of God? I believe the Catechism addresses this very well. God Bless you Bishop for standing with the Church 🙏

[@julienewman1344]

Please pray for my family and family and friends

[@iamne6138]

Thank you sir. As a (born) ortodox I apriciate your videos

[@deb9806]

I love when ministers like Bishop Barron explain the audience in the Bible and that does mean something. Thank you for this wonderful sermon.

[@margitrujillo6943]

What an enlightening distinction between ‘hope and expectation’, Bishop!! I suspect you just revealed a hidden issue within me! That of being an ‘insider’, as someone who has lived most of my life ‘inside the church structure’, albeit the Evangelical- Protestant church, I’ve focus on being and doing ‘right’!! I would have rejected the idea that GOD would save me BECAUSE of my ‘right focus or understanding’, because I mentally assented to ‘being saved by HIS grace’!! But I’m beginning to think that my REAL belief in my salvation is based on ‘being an insider’!! The thought is really abhorrent to me, it’s so obviously WRONG! Having becoming Catholic 3 years ago, I should be familiar with these disconcerting self-revelations…But each of them brings a further humbling of my ‘interior self’! It also opens the door to how difficult it’s been to believe my late husband, who suddenly passed away 2 yrs ago ‘could be’ in Heaven or at least Purgatory!! He definitely was NOT an ‘insider’, and while all my family tried to comfort me by saying, ‘I’m glad he’s in a better place now’, or ‘I can just visualize he’s enjoying meeting his mother’ (who died when he was 6 mo) I was NOT comforted, because I knew he had great difficulty being ‘truthful or honest’! HOW could he be in Heaven with Jesus (the way, the truth and the life)?? I wanted to believe he was there, but ALL the known evidence pointed elsewhere…I’ve had Mass said for him, once a month since he died just HOPING, some way, some how… Now I see the REAL issue is ‘my heart-belief’ that a person needs to be an ‘insider’ to be SAVED!! That’s really a shocking awareness for me! How DEEP does my pride and arrogance GO?? Thanks, Bishop, ‘just a stiff-neck Pharisee’, here!!

[@lornavaughan1684]

Thank you Bishop Barron for your lovely interesting sermon. May GOD bless and protect you , and keep you safe from all harm and danger . GOD bless you .Stay safe. ➕ ❤

[@rodgerbrennan4523]

Thank you and God bless you for sharing God's word. 🙏

[@sontan5501]

Amen!Bishop Barron. God is Generous and Gracious enough to give an Equal Salvation to those who come to him with full Contrite Heart and repentance of their sins.🙏

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

Excellently put, there are some critics of Bishop Barron out there who do see the hope that all people are saved as being equivalent to the expectation that all people are saved. On the other hand I think his Excellency has in various interviews come off as rather soft on the necessity of following Christ in order to obtain salvation.

[@AlanSmithandgambit]

Wonderful message. Praise the Lord.

[@andrewtham8093]

Bishop, thank you for the content on KZbin. I have been stationed in China for the past decade and the situation over the past two years has become more restrictive against gathering and meeting fellow Christians here. Your homilies and long-form videos are now a constancy in my life here. Thank you!

[@alinacash786]

I am grateful at how knowledgeable and learned the Catholic priesthood is and how they convey the word of God.

[@edrash1]

God is not just “all love”. He is love, He is justice, He is mercy, He is wrath, He is envy and destruction. He is life and He is truth. God is totally sovereign, He is not beholden to our will.

[@texasfamilylife8397]

Wish I could thumbs up this ten times

[@sandraelder1101]

envy? Why would God envy anyone when He is all in all?

[@BariandHamza]

Bishop I think you have hit the nail on the head and I hope for all things. God is merciful with us, We don't understand all of the father's mercy, because we are just mortals. But we have a promise, found in the pages of the Bible. That all will be OK. Love God with all your heart, mind and soul and love your neighbor.simple rules, ..course I might be wrong, I was a Catholic but wandered away. One thing I do know is there is only one God and he loves his creation, me.

[@dixonbuttes]

I’m so glad this came up!! I read your foreword in “Dare we Hope” and I always felt like everyone was misconstruing your view. I also love the addressing of the “glee that there are many people in Hell.” Now that I think of it, there’s one argument that hope of universal salvation destroys the need of evangelization. But then we see that Barron is the biggest catholic evangelist of our time.

[@christophlindinger2267]

@@Roman-Labrador where, when, how?

[@dixonbuttes]

@@christophlindinger2267 I second that question

[@christophlindinger2267]

@@dixonbuttes would be really interesting

[@DownBerkshireBorders]

God bless you, Bishop Barron. A beautiful insight. I feel also that Jesus is referencing His resurrection (when the Master of the house has arisen) and the Mass (reclining at table in the kingdom of God - just as He reclined with the Twelve at the Last Supper). Also, we pray in the Rosary: “Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of your mercy.” Amen

[@mohaubereng9315]

Not just the Mercy of God but His WILL. HE WILLS THAT ALL MAY BE SAVED.

[@the300XM8]

Bishop Barron, this was one of your best sermons. God bless you for spreading The Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ

[@anoonie-b8n]

This video compelled me to go to confession for the first time in 15 years. What beautiful, powerful words. I feel the mercy of God in such a real way.

[@theresaangelillo6315]

Thank you Bishop Barron, you never disappoint with your wonderful sermons and edifying interpretations of scripture. Stories I've heard dozens of times are suddenly fresh with meaning. God bless your ministry 🙏✝️❤

[@regisprimo2429]

God bless you, Bishop. I also believe in universal salvation as a hope. And I pray for it. Congrats from Brazil.

[@frankrosenbloom]

In my experience, only those people who from a very prideful position are very assured of their own salvation and have set themselves apart as among the elect are almost gleeful in the idea that many or most are damned. Among those I can say, as a Catholic, that some of my Calvinist friends are among them. They delight in the Sovereignty and Justice of God without considering very much the Mercy of God. I think it's important to hope for these difficult things, understanding that from observation a minority of people seek to enter through the narrow gate. Thank you, Your Excellency, for your faith and good works, and for your hope.

[@NoahMiller-j4d]

I see it differently. The people who want others to understand most people go to hell do so out of hope they will convert to Catholicism and lead good lives, not because they (or me personally) believe we are saved. It is the truth. And it is what will lead to better outcomes for more of us. This watered down hippy Christianity opens the door to accepting more sin because we can just be saved automatically because we think Jesus Christ's mercy saves everyone and no one goes to hell. And ultimately that is exactly why these Vatican II council heretical "priests" promote these things - because they also promote acceptance of homosexuality and things like fornication. They are normalizing mortal sins to get lead more souls to hell.

[@tsvetomirtorozov7433]

Bishop Barron, I would like to thank you for the work you do, your homilies are to the point and well elaborated, I find them very helpful to understand the passages of the day. Cheers from Bulgaria!

[@mattmercer3661]

Thank you Bishop, God bless

[@ktyoernbrekjnekbj56]

Thank you Bishop Barron. It's strange to me when it is said that the hope that we can all be saved (hope being, of course, not a naive sunny optimism, nor a calculation based on how impressed God is with our paltry human achievement, but a theological virtue that is impossible without God, in Christ), it's strange when it is said that this means there will be no incentive to pray, to go to Mass, to go to confession, to live a moral life or to evangelize. (The carrot-and-stick implication of the word "incentive" is also strange when applied to the sheer self-gift that is God). Life without Christ is sad, stupid, empty and self-referential--that is what sin ultimately is. I can't imagine going back to a life of lukewarm or merely contractual Christianity, even if it "turned out in the end" that "I didn't have to" (again, such contractual language!) The hope (not certitude, not knowledge, not expectation) of God's salvation for all was the one thing to got my miserable soul praying in the first place, first for myself, then for everyone I know. And then to regular confession, regular Mass attendance, etc. Yes, the world is mired in sin and yes, at times it seems hopeless. But why not pray? Pray relentlessly for sinners, for the unbaptized, for the lukewarm, for the fallen-away. Offer up suffering and privation in a spirit of reparation, go to daily Mass, take every opportunity God has given us to participate in His salvific action. God bless you!

[@sandradagnolo2042]

The only one (the object of our faith) that saves is Jesus Christ. Nothing and no-one else.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

I will be one of the saved and become a great catholic saint, at all costs, deeply pray and fast. God bless.

[@T_frog1]

Assuming your own salvation is a mortal sin.